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    The Joy of Living Past Your Problems

    I thought I would be dead by 27. I don’t know why I had this number picked out but I remember an old head rapping to me about life the way that old heads do, and at one point, he said something about when he was 27 and I remember thinking, “I don’t got me…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • 28 Days of Black Joy: The Ties That Still Bind Us Together
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    28 Days of Black Joy: The Ties That Still Bind Us Together

    I’m a Black woman who was born and raised in Jamaica, an island in the Caribbean you might have heard of (whether for its music or its food or its incredibly fast track stars). Being Jamaican can almost seem synonymous with being Black, since over 90 percent of the population is of African descent (I…

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    Ishena Robinson

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  • 28 Days of Black Joy: How I (Lost and) Found My Fit Family During the Pandemic
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    28 Days of Black Joy: How I (Lost and) Found My Fit Family During the Pandemic

    I taught my last spin class at Push Pedal NYC on March 9, 2020. That same week I flew down to my parents’ home in Miami for a quick weekend visit—and am now coming up on month 11 of my stay. Like many others, staying active has not only been key to me maintaining a…

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    Jessica Moulite

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    28 Days of Black Joy: Durags

    If you thought “don’t touch my hair” only applied to Black women, you’re sadly mistaken. Every nap shall bow and every wave brush shall confess that a Black man’s durag is his first true love. Most people will say it was their moms, but SPOILER ALERT: That’s a Joe Jackson lie. From the first time…

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    Jay Connor

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    28 Days of Black Joy: How to Celebrate Black History Month

    We don’t do enough for Black History Month. I think it should be a high celebration. It’s Negro Ramadan. It’s the extended remix of Kwanzaa. It’s like August for white people (Wait, you didn’t know that August was white people’s favorite month? Look it up.) I believe Black History Month should be a month-long Sadie…

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    Michael Harriot

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